Overheard in IFR Magazine’s “On the Air” While flying practice approaches at Sioux City, Iowa I heard: Tower:“Skylane XXX, cleared for the approach; caution, waterfall in the area.” [a short silence, presumably while the Skylane pilot questioned passengers on the … Continue reading
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Water What?
December 14, 2011 By admin
Filed under: Aviation Posts, communication, human factors, intention, interpretation, listening · Tagged: accent, communication, flying, IFR, IFR Magazine, Iowa, Sioux City, Skylane, water fowl, waterfall · Permalink
Does 'Pilot Error' Really Exist?
June 21, 2011 By admin
As we know, ‘pilot error’ is the cause of many accidents. The precursor of Pilot Error is aviation medicine …. This was a result of the aircraft manufacturers having to replace numerous crashed planes by pilot wanna-be’s. In the early … Continue reading →
Filed under: Aviation, Aviation Posts, communication, emotional intelligence techniques, human factors, intention, interpretation, leadership, listening · Tagged: accidents, amygdala, amygdala hijack, Aviation Posts, behavioral styles, chain of events, communications, emotion, emotional brain, emotional intelligence skills, emotional intelligence techniques, flying, human factors, listening, neo-cortex, pilot, pilot error, rational brain, rational mind, WWII · Permalink
